This class has 1, I repeat, 1 5 star player.

This class has 1, I repeat, 1 5 star player.
by bleedsgreen04 (2019-07-10 19:03:12)

In reply to: Number of 3 star recruits per 247 Top 10. posted by goldhelmethead

I think it's very likely that only one player from the group you mentioned will become a consensus 5 star player, so that bumps the Irish up to 2... if Kelly can get a couple of 5 star kids in every class, well it's certainly an improvement over last year where he didn't have a single consensus 5 star guy on the roster, but it's damn sure well behind of where the Irish need to be if they are going to win championships. That was the big difference between Clemson and the Irish last year, ND actually had more 4 star players, but Clemson always landed at least a couple of 5 star players in each of those classes, adding up to 8-9 more 5 star guys than the Irish... hence why Kelly got outgunned in that game pretty hard.

And while Kelly seems to (finally) be improving on that front, the chasm between Clemson, Alabama, UGA, etc., and the Irish seems to be growing further. It's good that Notre Dame is improving, don't get me wrong. It's just shameful that it's taken Kelly 10 years to come around to this point, this is where the Irish should have been (and where Clemson actually was) around 2013-2014, not 5-6 years after that...

and then after we get better players

people might realize Kelly's system does not, cannot and will never work. it is a turd.

A system implies that there is some sort of identity to his

offense. I'm ok with Kelly seeming to hand over the reins on defense, as long as it's not to an incompetent nitwit, but he has desperately been needing an offense with an identity, ideally one that fits the type of offensive lineman ND recruits.

I think that's the main reason Kelly keeps shooting himself in the junk with respect to recruiting RB's and WR's, they have no clue how they'll be used in this offense, other than to catch 5-10 yard passes.

Would Kelly's offense look a lot better with better players? Of course, but he needs to think long and hard about what attracts better players on that side of the ball in the first place.

Calling it a system is

an offense to systems.

Don't always agree with Mr Cross but on this one he is spot on.

A bigger insult to turds. *

the truest post you've ever made *